LCBO Food & Drink Spring 2024

SPRING 2024 Chief Marketing and Digital Officer, LCBO Vanda Provato

EDITORIAL Editor Jody Dunn Drinks Editor Charlene Rooke Food Editor Eric Vellend Content Editors Jessica Huras, Victoria Walsh

Publication Assistant Piper MacFadyen

ART Creative Director Cathy Cicchini Contributing Art Director David Taylor Senior Designer Emilie Simpson

Graphic Designer Julia Greco Graphic Production Pat Turbach

CONTRIBUTORS James Chatto, Catherine Doherty, Rob Fiocca, Lindsay Guscott, Katie Hayden, Darren Kemper, Andrea McCrindle, Kris Osborne, Michelle Rabin, Christopher St. Onge, Shelly Shnier, Stacey Smithers, Dick Snyder, Michele Sponagle, Christine Tizzard, James Tse, Maya Visnyei, Doug Wallace, Genevieve Wiseman PRODUCTION Senior Manager Andrew Lawson Production Assistant Everton Smith Image Editing & Prepress Levon Gosdanian, Enhanced Pixels

PORCH CINQ À SEPT Sensational gourmet nibbles for aperitif time COMING NEXT ISSUE

SALES Publisher Leslie Bolter

Kirby Miller, Beaches Media Services kirby@beachesmediaservices.com

Many of the products featured in this issue are available to purchase online at LCBO.com.

AVAILABLE MAY 8

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Not all of the wines, spirits and beers mentioned in Food & Drink will be available at all LCBO stores. Prices are subject to change without notice. Cette publication est également disponible en français.

FABULOUS FIZZ Soda syrups become cocktails, mocktails and more

SALAD DAYS Elevate your salad game with inspired recipes

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